More than 100 organizations gather in Uptown for MLK Holiday Parade
More than 100 community organizations marched along Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte Saturday for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade.
Hundreds turn out for Charlotte’s MLK parade to honor civil rights icon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crowds lined the streets of Uptown on Saturday to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the city's annual parade celebrating the civil rights leader. The parade traveled down Tryon Street and ended on Brooklyn Village Avenue. More than 100 community organizations participated,...
SLED Charges York County Mother and Son Following Dogfighting Investigation
YORK COUNTY, SC – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has announced the arrest of a mother and son from Rock Hill following a targeted investigation into illegal dogfighting...
Several streets in Uptown Charlotte to be closed ahead of Martin Luther King Jr....
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Several streets will close in Uptown Charlotte on Saturday morning in preparation for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said that street closures will begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, and will remain closed until 1 p.m. Starting at 6 a.m....
The Enormous Antique Store In North Carolina That Turns $38 Into Bags Of Treasures
Walking into The Depot at Gibson Mill in Concord feels like stepping through a portal where your money stretches like taffy and time becomes wonderfully elastic. This isn’t just antique shopping – it’s a full-blown treasure hunting expedition where $38 can fill shopping bags with delightful oddities you never knew...
Federal judge blocks release of files in Zarutska murder case
RALEIGH — A federal judge has blocked a legislative committee from case files involving the murder of Iryna Zarutska, the young Ukrainian woman allegedly stabbed to death by Decarlos Brown Jr. on Charlotte’s light rail system on Aug. 22, 2025. Brown has been charged by the state with...
Mint Hill police warns residents of law enforcement presence
The Mint Hill Police Department announced Sunday morning that there will police presence in the area as an investigation is conducted.
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ survivors gather in Charlotte 17 years after historic landing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A survivor of the "Miracle on the Hudson" returned to Charlotte this week to mark 17 years since Capt. Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger safely landed a Charlotte-bound plane in New York's Hudson River, saving all 155 people on board. The anniversary event at the Sullenberger Aviation Museum...
13 North Carolina Pizza Joints That Turn “Just One Slice” Into A Lie
You know that feeling when you promise yourself you’ll only eat one slice of pizza? Yeah… that plan goes out the window fast in North Carolina. From tiny hole-in-the-wall spots in sleepy towns to bustling downtown pizzerias where the ovens never cool, these pizza joints serve slices so enormous, cheesy, and perfectly...
Hundreds gather in the Charlotte area to meet the monks ‘walking for peace’ across...
CHARLOTTE (WXII) -- A group of Buddhist monks “walking for peace” is in the Charlotte area today. Thursday was the 82nd day of their 120-day peace walk from Texas to Washington, DC. They arrived in North Carolina on Wednesday. Hundreds lined the monks' path and greeted them as...
